The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2140
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.24° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.09° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.